Update: Week 2 of December 2012

The fruit on the trees, waiting to ripen...giving us a chance to get some nets up before the birds invade again! Temperatures:Lowest Min 8.1CHighest Max39C9.5 mm Rain Propagation:Potting up/on: Seedlings:Zucchini ClimbingCucumber RevelCuttings:Blue Daisy - Felicia amelloides variegataCuttings Taken:Sage Pineapple - Salvia elegansPlanting Out:Beetroot Cylindra into FRWB 2Beans Tepary Brown into Bed 20Lettuce Gloria and Butternut went into Bed 23 in the Kitchen GardenThe Apricots are ripening quickly so the net went up and included the plum tree next to it...I can walk through this area and pick fruit as it ripens. Use caution with fruit tree netting if you share your garden with fruit bats...there are no fruit bats over here.In the photo you can see the other beds in the Main Vegetable Garden are also covered with lightweight shadecloth (50%) or mesh/nets. This is to deter the birds from digging out the worms in the wicking beds and also protects from the worst of the heat and strong winds. In Bed 20 in the Kitchen Garden the Black Sweetcorn has taken off along with the Cucumbers. The addition of some Tepary Bean seedlings will boost the nitrogen content in the soil. This whole bed has been wrapped in Vege Net as there are grasshoppers lurking and they love young sweetcorn! The cover will be removed by the time the Cucumbers are flowering to let the bees in by which time the sweetcorn should be large enough to cope with some grasshopper attack!To see how the various Garden areas fit on our half acre block check out the newest Map of our place HERE This is updated as planting/changes occur.